Google Spent $5.2 Million On Lobbying In 2010; Up 29 Percent From 2009

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Google’s Q4 lobbying spend is in; and the search giant continues to spend more money on influencing policy and lawmakers than in previous years. In the fourth quarter of 2010, Google spent $1.24 million on lobbying, which is up from $1.12 million in the same quarter in 2010. In total, Google spent $5.16 million on lobbying efforts in 2010, which is up from $4 million in 2009. You can find the reports from the U.S. Senate’s lobbying database here.

The filing also indicated that Alan Davidson, which Google picked to help lead its lobbying efforts in 2005, will no longer be “expected” to act as a lobbyist for the company. But he hasn’t left Google; Davidson was actually promoted to Director of Public Policy for the Americas, overseeing policy teams in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Google director of public policy Pablo Chavez has taken on the role of lead U.S. lobbyist.

Facebook, which has steadily ramping up its lobbying efforts in 2010, spent the most amount of money out of the eight quarters of filings, in the fourth quarter of 2010. The social network spent $130,000 in the quarter (up from $38,117 in the fourth quarter of 2009). Policy areas of focus for Facebook include global regulation of software companies and restrictions on internet access by foreign governments; internet privacy regulations, cyber security, and FCC regulations on net neutrality. In total, Facebook spent $351,390 on lobbying in 2010.

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